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Relocating entire communities in response to natural hazards is one of the most challenging adaptation strategies. A new study, first-authored by Flurina Dobler and co-authored by Samuel Weber and Christian Huggel, addresses this complexity by analyzing recent and past relocation cases in Switzerland. The research, published in Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, draws on semi-structured interviews […]

We are pleased to share a new open-access publication co-authored by EClim researchers Christian Huggel and Randy Muñoz, titled: 📰 The role of livelihood assets in shaping water security in mountain regions🔗 Read the paper The study explores how different types of livelihood assets—natural, physical, social, human, and financial—affect water security among diverse user groups […]

We are excited to share a new open-access study in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, co-authored by EClim member Christian Huggel, that presents one of the most comprehensive assessments to date of observed climate change impacts across the Andes. 📘 Title: Detection and attribution of climate change impacts in coupled natural-human systems across the Andes […]

We are excited to share a new open-access publication in Nature Reviews Methods Primers, co-authored by EClim members Christian Huggel and Veruska Muccione: 📰 “Automated fact-checking of climate claims with large language models”🔗 Read the paper The paper introduces CLIMINATOR, a novel AI-powered framework designed to enhance fact-checking of climate-related claims. By integrating verified scientific […]

We are proud to share a new publication led by EClim member Laura Niggli, co-authored by several EClim researchers:“GLOF Risk Management Experiences and Options: A Global Overview”. Glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a growing concern across glacierized mountain regions. This comprehensive study reviews decades of global experiences in GLOF disaster risk management (DRM), providing […]

Uncertainties about future climate and socioeconomic conditions challenge the design and implementation of adaptation measures. Deterministic methods, although helpful in reducing uncertainty and identifying optimal solutions, may fall short to identify flexible and robust strategies under rapidly and uncertain evolving circumstances. This is where robust decision-making approaches, such as Exploratory Modeling and Analysis (EMA), can […]

Anthropogenic climate change is already causing dangerous and widespread disruptions in global ecological and social systems and affects the lives of billions of people around the world. Even with scaled-up risk management and adaptation, the limits of adaptation will often be reached. Currently, very little is known about the degree to which societies can adapt […]

Water management in mountainous regions faces significant challenges due to deep uncertainties arising from data scarcity, knowledge gaps, and the complex interplay of climate and socio-economic changes. While existing approaches focused on uncertainty reduction and water system optimization contribute to managing uncertainties, they often require probability distributions that can be difficult to obtain in data-scarce […]

Risks to society that are triggered by a combination of extreme meteorological events and amplified by process cascades are difficult to analyze and have hardly been researched, especially in the context of climate adaptation. In this paper, we present the results of a case study aimed at closing knowledge gaps and “blind spots” in relation […]